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More than 70% of young women suffer from itching, irritation, pain, and other symptoms in the genital area

Written by | 4 Jun 2025

A study conducted by researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) found that 72.5% of young Brazilian women suffer from symptoms such as itching, discharge, and […]

Asthma attacks more common for some women taking the progesterone-only pill

Written by | 23 May 2025

A major study of around 260,000 women shows that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill can increase asthma attacks in some women. The research, published in ERJ Open Research [1], shows […]

Pregnancy complications contribute to cardiovascular risk for overweight women, study finds

Written by | 18 Apr 2025

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for heart […]

Survey: Women’s perceptions of perimenopause

Written by | 13 Apr 2025

Hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain and insomnia are all signs of hormonal changes and symptoms of menopause, when a woman no longer has menstrual cycles. They can […]

Local access to abortion services expanded with mifepristone in community pharmacies

Written by | 9 Apr 2025

Before 2017, abortions were generally performed as procedures in fewer than 100 hospitals and clinics mostly in urban centres, leading to delayed care, particularly for people living in rural […]

Open-label placebo appears to reduce premenstrual symptoms, study suggests

Written by | 28 Mar 2025

Women affected by premenstrual syndrome (PMS) appear to experience less intense and debilitating symptoms after taking placebo pills even when told they do not contain any active medication, […]

Breast cancer death rates have stopped going down

Written by | 17 Mar 2025

A new paper in the Journal of Breast Imaging, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that breast cancer mortality rates have stopped declining in women older than age 74, and […]

Could the contraceptive pill reduce risk of ovarian cancer?

Written by | 6 Feb 2025

It’s a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or ‘the Pill’) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian […]

Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in the UK are undiagnosed

Written by | 4 Jan 2025

Research investigating testing methods for gestational diabetes suggests that over half of pregnant women with the condition are not being diagnosed with the current NHS blood test process, […]

Mexican American women less likely to take stroke prevention medications as prescribed

Written by | 6 Dec 2024

Women who have had a stroke may be less likely than men to take medications to prevent a second stroke, with Mexican American women reporting the highest rates […]

Do abortion policy changes affect young women’s mental health?

Written by | 22 Nov 2024

After the June 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban abortion, women of childbearing age in states where abortion became illegal reported increased rates of […]

Women entering menopause later in life at greater risk for asthma

Written by | 7 Nov 2024

Many studies suggest that an earlier age at menopause is more detrimental to a woman’s health, leading to an increased risk for adverse health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, […]

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